'''DNSO''' is the abbreviation for '''Domain Name Supporting organization'''. It was one of the three supporting organizations of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) called under the ICANN by-laws and has now been succeeded by the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). <ref>[http://www.apricot.net/apricot99/dnso/cfp-singapore.html apricot.net]</ref> It advises the ICANN Board about handling issues related to the Domain Name System. The DNSO was primarily established with an agenda about how and when to expand Internet by adding new top-level domain names other than the .com. <ref name="link2">[http://www.media-visions.com/icann-dnso.htm#Responsibilities media-visions.com]</ref>
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'''DNSO''' is the abbreviation for the '''Domain Name Supporting Organization''', one of the three supporting organizations of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) called under the ICANN by-laws. It has now been succeeded by the Generic Names Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]).<ref>[http://www.apricot.net/apricot99/dnso/cfp-singapore.html apricot.net]</ref> The DNSO advised the ICANN Board about handling issues related to the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). The DNSO was primarily established with an agenda about how and when to expand Internet by adding new top-level domain names other than the .com. <ref name="link2">[http://www.media-visions.com/icann-dnso.htm#Responsibilities media-visions.com]</ref>
== Structure ==
== Structure ==
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== DNSO Constituencies ==
== DNSO Constituencies ==
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The initial Constituencies of the DNSO are as follows:
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The initial constituencies of the DNSO were as follows: